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Vieira

Vieira
Pronunciation[vj'ejra]
Origin
MeaningScallop
Region of originGalicia
Portugal
Other names
Variant form(s)Vieyra

Vieira is a Galician and Portuguese surname. It is the Galician and Portuguese word for "scallop".[1]

The surname may refer to:

  • Adelino André Vieira de Freitas (Vieirinha, born 1986), Portuguese footballer
  • Alessandro Rosa Vieira (Falcão, born 1977), Brazilian futsal player
  • Alice Vieira (born 1943), Portuguese writer
  • Álvaro Siza Vieira (born 1933), Portuguese architect
  • Anton de Vieira (1682?–1745), Russian administrator
  • António Vieira (1608–1697), Portuguese diplomat
  • Asia Vieira (born 1982), Canadian actress
  • Cláudia Vieira (born 1978), Portuguese actress
  • Carlos Adriano de Souza Vieira (Adriano Gabiru, born 1977), Brazilian footballer
  • Edward T. Vieira, Jr. (born 1956), American professor, author, and researcher
  • Francisco de Matos Vieira (Vieira Lusitano, 1699–1783), Portuguese royal painter, illustrator and engraver
  • Jelon Vieira, Brazilian choreographer
  • João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009), Guinea-Bissau politician
  • Jorvan Vieira (born 1953), Brazilian-Portuguese football coach
  • José Luandino Vieira (born 1935), Angolan writer
  • Jussiê Ferreira Vieira (Jussiê, born 1983), Brazilian footballer
  • Leonel Vieira (born 1969), Portuguese film director
  • Leandro Ricardo Vieira (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
  • Luís Filipe Vieira (born 1949), president of S.L. Benfica
  • Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior (Marcelo, born 1988), Brazilian footballer
  • Meredith Vieira (born 1953), American journalist and TV host
  • Milton Vieira (born 1978), Brazilian martial artist
  • Patrick Vieira (born 1976), French footballer and coach
  • Paulo Afonso Evangelista Vieira (born 1958), Brazilian politician
  • Ronaldo Vieira (footballer, born 1998), Bissau-Guinean footballer
  • Rodrigo Machado-Vieira (Scientist, born 1972), Brazilian scientist -USA
  • Ronaldo Vieira (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer
  • Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948–2003), Brazilian diplomat
  • Thyago Vieira (born 1993), Brazilian professional baseball pitcher
  • Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira (born 1939), last Portuguese Governor of Macau

See also

  • Viera (disambiguation)

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
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